FP&A Manager

FP&A Manager

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We are a team of over 400 client‑facing consultants and 150 Head Office staff at Newton. We are looking for a bright and capable individual to join us in a permanent role based in our Head Office in Kingston Bagpuize, Oxfordshire. Our FP&A Team lives within the Finance and Commercial Function, and you will be responsible for both driving financial performance and supporting key business decisions.

Responsibilities

Performance Metrics and Analysis

• Design, implement, and maintain a comprehensive balanced scorecard framework to measure and manage performance across financial, client impact, growth and culture dimensions – at group, company, business unit, market, and account levels.
• Conduct regular analysis of performance data to identify trends, opportunities, and areas for improvement, and provide actionable insights and recommendations to senior leadership.
• Lead and coordinate the production and distribution of monthly performance packs.

Business Partnering & Communication

• Partner with Head Office functions, owning the overhead budgeting process, and proactively collaborate with senior stakeholders to ensure accurate forecasting, clear understanding of budget variances, and a value‑for‑money approach.
• Construct clear, balanced, and factual narratives about current performance levels and future directions.
• Work with internal communications to ensure performance updates are regularly distributed and understood across the wider business.

Team Leadership & Development

• Lead and mentor a team, providing guidance and support to ensure high‑quality work and professional development; office presence required at least three days a week.
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement and innovation within the team.
• Collaborate with other departments and teams to ensure a cohesive and integrated approach to performance management.
• Support junior colleagues in adopting a structured thinking approach through upskilling and education.

Company BI Reports & Data Integrity

• Responsible for the Key Business Reports (KBRs), ensuring they function correctly and remain available to stakeholders across the company.
• Ensure the integrity of Newton’s data across multiple platforms and databases.

Requirements

• Positive attitude and high personal drive; thrive in a demanding, highly rewarding environment.
• Strong team‑management experience preferable; act as a role model for highly capable team members.
• Pride in delivering high service levels to stakeholders, with excellent communication skills to build important relationships.
• Passion for accuracy, adaptability, and genuine interest in IT systems and data integrity.
• Articulate communicator, able to deliver clear messages and navigate nuanced stakeholder expectations.
• Professional qualification: ACA/ACCA/CIMA.
• Highly numerate with technical accounting understanding.
• Advanced Excel, and competence in Access, SQL, Power Automate, PowerBI; curiosity in AI development.

Benefits

Newton maximises the potential of our people, whether in client‑based consulting roles or head‑office functions. The prospects for career and personal development in this role are no exception. Our business continues to grow through an effective organic recruitment model and international expansion, creating significant opportunities for those with the right capabilities and attitudes.

We offer a highly competitive salary (£70,000‑£85,000) and a generous benefits package that includes life assurance, income protection, pension contributions and 29 days holiday (excluding bank holidays). We also operate profit‑share and equity schemes so that our people share in the success of the business—the profit‑share bonus is paid out monthly in March and September.

Joining us also brings many social benefits: a full social calendar with spring activity days, Christmas events, a two‑day summer event and four Newton‑sponsored weekends a year.

Seniority level: Mid‑Senior level

Employment type: Full‑time

Job function: Finance

Industry: Business Consulting and Services